Stretching with Biden

McCain: With respect to the G.I. Bill changes that have been included in this agreement, I am very pleased that the important education benefits that will be provided to our veterans and servicemembers will include the option for those currently serving to transfer educational benefits to their families and in that manner encourage retention. That has always been my primary concern with respect to the Webb bill.

Creative Clippings
Biden was not the first to truncate McCain's remarks (Stephen Colbert did the same) when he attempted to illustrate that McCain was out of touch with average Americans:

Biden: I believe that's why Senator McCain could say with a straight face, as recently as this morning, and I quote, "the fundamentals of our economy are strong."

It's true that McCain has been using that line and similar ones at least since early 2008, although usually with some qualifying language thrown in, as we've noted. And this time, he elaborated during a campaign stop in Orlando, Florida, Sept. 15:

McCain (Sept. 15): You know that there's been tremendous turmoil in our financial markets and Wall Street. And it is – it's – people are frightened by these events. Our economy, I think, still, the fundamentals are – of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times. And I promise you, we will never put America in this position again. We will clean up Wall Street. We will reform government. 

That said, we'd also note that later that day, in an interview with ABC affiliate WESH 2, McCain changed his tune slightly:

McCain: Everybody knows I was talking about our workers.  They're the strongest and the best in the world. Those fundamentals are at risk right now because of the greed and excesses of Wall Street.

The next day, in Tampa, McCain repeated his revised remark, but changed "fundamentals" to "foundation":

McCain (Sept. 16): And this - this foundation of our economy, the American worker, strong. But it's been put at great risk by the greed and mismanagement of Wall Street and Washington. I'll give you some straight talk, my friends.

Mental telepathy is not our strong suit, but we can say that "fundamentals of our economy" doesn't seem to us like a synonym for "workers." Biden gets demerits for quote butchering here, but McCain gets a few for shifting his meaning to more politically expedient ground.